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New York Law Journal

President Biden Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Certain Investments in Chinese Companies in the Defense and Surveillance Sectors

The nature of the prohibitions under the new EO largely are the same as under the prior EO issued by President Trump, though there are significant substantive differences as to the mechanics of designation and the scope of their reach.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

EB-5 Enforcement on the Uptick

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is one that attracts its fair share of attention, not all of it good, and too much of it from the SEC and DOJ, say Gene Besen and Shae Armstrong, partners at Bradley.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Reform to Mexican Electricity Law to Come Into Effect

On March 2 the Mexican Federal Senate approved a bill that will modify Mexico's Electricity Industry Law, effectively reversing rights granted to private investors in that sector, say Roberto Aguirre-Luzi, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Lauren Friedman and Fernando Rodriguez-Cortina, attorneys with King & Spalding.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'Find Your Niche. Be Focused and Show That You Care,' Says Shannon Reaves of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

"Success requires constantly getting out there, learning, speaking, writing, staying on top of trends and leading the way with advice and viable solutions."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Increasing Regulatory Protections in Foreign Markets

Many regulators have become more comfortable examining and punishing extraterritorial conduct, as long as it impacts their home market in some manner.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Glance Over the Shoulder: U.S. Plays Offense With Export Controls, CFIUS and Coercive Economic Actions in 2020

In terms of limiting access to our strategic competitors, 2020 was likely a watershed year.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Can Foreign Investment in Latin American Mining Meet the Challenge of the Green Energy Revolution?

Mining in Latin America walks a tightrope.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Sector Transactions To Face Increased Scrutiny

A look at how certain U.S. insurance sector transactions—which may be seen more frequently due to the current macroeconomic environment—may trigger a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump's Foreign Policy & Law: Technology and National Security

To me, TikTox and WeChat highlight the growing 'national securitization' of trade and business transactions in U.S. foreign policy. 'Trade, Technology,…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

COVID-19 and CFIUS: Coronavirus Pandemic Slows National Security Reviews

While mergers and acquisitions were declining as the novel coronavirus spread across the globe, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States at the U.S. Treasury Department, which reviews transactions for national security concerns, is also being affected by the new working conditions, attorneys said.
5 minute read

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